Ether dropper



Mar. 6; 1923. 1,447,209..

I. E. HILL.

. ETHER DROPPER- FILED JAN- 31.1921.

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Application filed January 31, 1921L'3'eria1'1i'o; 441,259.

to attain the end stated and one employing a plate and an attaching device, the latterbeing preferably according to my preferred embodiment illustrated in accompanying drawings and hereinafter described. I

In said drawings; I Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view of a can adapted to containether and; having my dropper device in place thereon and being in side elevation;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the'parts of Fig. 1 Fig. 3 is a plan view of the dropper device;

Fig. t is an inverted view of the dropper device, and

Fig. 5 isa central longitudinal section of the dropper device as on line 5-5 of Fig. 8.

Like reference characters designate like or similar parts throughout thedifferent views.

Referring specifically to thedrawings, l.

represents the usual type of ether containers, having a flange or'projecting bead 2 around the mouth,. and the latter being closed by a stopple sheet or cover 3, of soft.

easy punctured material.

The invention utilizes a plate 4 of any suitable material. preferably metal and of any approved shape; As shown in the drawings, this plate tapers to a dropper proper 5, substantially pointed and bent or curved outwardly as seen in Figs. l and 5.

A length of resilient spring wire is employed and formed at the central portion into an arch or clasp 6, from the ends of which spacing arms 78 extend. Portion 7 of said arms extend outwardly and serve to dispose the arms of the arch at a distance within and from the sides of plate whileportionsfl8 space the arch from the plate. The arch is bowed as shown at in Fig. 5 Arms 10 receive the ether on its under surface. The ether ;when the can is'tilted flows onto and x down said under surface of the of any desired shape extend .from. arms 7-8 and may be seeured to the plate in any suitable manner, as by soldering as at :12, In use,.thecan 1 at the cover-3, is punctured as usual by any suitable instrument to provide one or more outlets 13, and a vent opening'll. Instead of the anesthetist manipulating a'finger over theopenings, in-

serting a. wick ori grooved cork, my attachmentmay be used. This is accomplished by sliding the sa-me'over the mouth of the can, wlth the head 2 being received between plate 4t and arch 6. Said head is grasped by the arch frictionally and more eflectively; in

viewof the bow at 9; .andthe attachment while-readily applied, will not be easily ac-.

cidentally displaced. The cover orplate 4 is positioned overthe opening 13 so as: to

point 5' and then drops'therefrom.

Merely the preferred embodiment has been illustrated and described hence changes within the spirit and scope of tion may be resorted to.

-Tclaim: 1

1. An ether dropper comprising a plate having a portion thereof formed into "a curved dropper lip. and a resilient wire secured thereon forming an arched clasp mem Y ber adapted to movably hold the said plate on the upper surface of the. mouthcap of the ordinary ether container in operative positio'n. Y

plated to.

the inven-;

2. An ether dropper comprising aplate having a dropping portion,,a resilient arch 1 secured thereon adapted to..clasp the mouth cap of an ethericontainer securing portions connected to the platepspacing means con necting the arch and securingportions, and means toguidethe liquid towards the dropping lip as and for the purposes set forth.

3. An ether dropper comprising a plate having aportion thereof. formed into a curved dropping lip. .v means thereon to re-'.

movably secure the said plate on the mouth i of the ordinary ether can disposed within the longitudinalmargin ofthe plate, and

-means tov space said means from the plate v andsaid means permltting the plate to be adj ustedto any desired position relatively to the mouth cap ofthe saidcan, as -and -for I the purposes set forth.

. In testimonywhereof I aflix signature.

ISAAC n. HILL-V. 

